Homemade Hydrating Face Mask Recipe

At times your skin can get rough and dry due to harsh winds. This can happen not only in chilly winters, but even in summers when your skin can become dull, dry and life-less. At such times, you need to include a homemade hydrating face mask into your natural skin care regime. Natural hydrating face masks are very beneficial, especially for those who have dry skin. Keeping your skin hydrated is the best anti-aging treatment. The hydrating masks moisturize your skin and make it look refreshed, smooth, radiant and youthful.

Read on here for the best DIY hydrating face mask recipes for oily, dry, normal and sensitive skin types and enjoy a relaxing and satisfying natural spa experience right there in the comforts of your home. These natural hydrating face mask recipes use natural ingredients that are probably already available in your kitchen cabinets.

Let’s start now our official home spa pampering time! Turn off your phone, turn on your favorite music, pour a drink that you love, shift your mind to the good things in life, put on a sweet smile and think positive with happy thoughts and relax! Here we go:

Best Hydrating Face Masks For Oily Skin

Oily skin needs more attention and care than any other type of skin. You need to choose the best natural astringents to treat oily skin successfully. You require a face mask that would help to soak up the excess oils, close the pores, regularize the sebum production, cleanse the troubled skin, hydrate and repair it. Here are some of the best hydrating face masks for oily skin using fresh natural ingredients.

1. Avocado, Egg White And Lime Juice Facial Mask For Oily Skin: Does it sound weird for avocado to be used in nursing oily skin, when the same avocado is well-known for treating dry skin? The reason is that in most cases an oily skin is actually dehydrated underneath, thus a moisture boost up will in fact help normalize in sebum production.

Take 1 ripe avocado (peeled, pitted and mashed), 1 egg white and 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice. Put all the ingredients in a small mixing bowl and stir them thoroughly with a wooden spoon until you have fine, smooth paste. Cleanse your face; massage the paste onto your entire face and neck with your cleaned fingertips, leaving an even layer of the paste on the area for about 25 minutes. Rinse it off with lukewarm water and carry on with your normal beauty routine.

2. Aloe Vera And Orange Juice Facial Mask For Oily Skin: Oily skin also needs to be moisturized, and the amalgamated fresh orange juice and aloe vera gel is capable of doing that and more, even absorbing the excess sebum from oily skin and bestowing to your skin a lovely matte finish.

Take 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed orange juice and 1 teaspoon of aloe vera juice. Mix the two ingredients in a small mixing bowl with a wooden spoon. Cleanse your face, massage the paste onto your entire face and neck with your cleaned fingertips avoiding the eye area, leaving an even layer of the paste for about 20 minutes and let the mask do its magic. Rinse it off with lukewarm water and carry on with your normal beauty routine. You can use this mask once or twice a week.

3. Banana And Honey Face Mask For Oily Skin: These two ingredients are known for their soothing properties that can make your skin look smoother. This natural face mask works wonder by replacing skin’s oily shine with a healthy and youthful glow.

Take 1 fully ripe banana, 2 tablespoons of organic honey and some freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice. Cut the peeled, ripe banana into small pieces, and put these pieces and 2 tablespoons of organic honey in a blender and blend them into a fine, smooth paste. Add in some freshly squeezed orange juice or a few drops of lemon juice and mix the ingredients well. Cleanse your face, massage the paste onto your entire face and neck with your cleaned fingertips avoiding the eye area, leaving an even layer of the paste for about 20 minutes and let the mask do its wonder. Rinse it off with lukewarm water. Follow up with your favorite moisturizer.

4. Strawberry, Lemon Juice, Honey And Egg White Face Pack For Oily Skin: Lemon juice and strawberries act as natural astringents, which work to relieve the oily skin from enlargement of the pores and too much of oil, averting the microbial incursions and acne breakouts.

Take 6 fresh, ripe strawberries, 3 tablespoons of honey, 2 egg whites and 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Take a common straw and just push up the straw up through the bottom of the strawberry and push through until the stem pops off. Mash the strawberries using a fork or put them in a blender and blend them until you get a fine, smooth pulp. Add in the lemon juice, the honey and the egg whites. Cleanse your face, massage the paste onto your entire face and neck with your cleaned fingertips avoiding the eye area, leaving an even layer of the paste for about 20 minutes and let the mask works its wonder. Rinse it off with lukewarm water. Follow up with your favorite moisturizer.

Best Hydrating Face Masks For Dry Skin

Here are some powerful homemade facemasks for dry skin:

5. Banana Or Avocado Or Peach Or Apricot Face Mask For Dry Skin: You can choose any of these four fruits to make a simple basic mask to moisturize your skin.

Take 1 ripe banana or 1/2 ripe avocado or1 ripe peach or 4 ripe apricots and some extra virgin olive oil. Mash the fruit of your choice until it turns into a fine, smooth paste and mix it with slightly warmed up olive oil. Ensure to have a smooth creamy pack, which can stay over your face without running.

Massage the paste gently using your fingertips onto your face and neck, keeping the eye area clear. You can lie down, relax, leaving the pack on for about 20 minutes. When through, rinse it off with alternately cool and warm water and end with a splash of cold water. Pat your skin dry with a soft, clean towel. Finish with applying your favorite moisturizer to lock in the moisture.

6. Cucumber And Aloe Vera Facial Pack For Dry Skin: Use aloe vera facial pack to moisturize your skin and soothe it as well. Aloe vera hydrates, heals and soothes like no other natural ingredient. Cucumber has cooling and cleansing properties that make your skin suppler.

Take 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel and 1/2 cucumber. Skin the cucumber, remove the seeds and cut it in pieces. Blend the cucumber pieces in a blender until you get a fine, smooth paste, transfer it into a small bowl and add in the aloe vera gel. Mix well the two ingredients together. Massage the paste gently using your fingertips onto your face and neck, keeping the eye area clear. You can lie down, relax, leaving the pack on for about 30 minutes. When through, rinse it off with cool water and pat your skin dry with a soft clean towel.

7. Shea Butter, Aloe Vera And Coconut Oil Facial Mask For Dry Skin:

Take 1 table spoon of aloe vera gel, 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and 1 tablespoon of Shea butter. Put all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl, and stir them well until you get a fine, smooth paste. Massage the paste gently using your fingertips onto your face and neck, keeping the eye area clear. You can lie down, relax, leaving the mask on for about 20 minutes. . When through, rinse it off with alternately cool and warm water and end with a splash of cold water. Pat your skin dry with a soft, clean towel. Finish with applying your favorite moisturizer to lock in the moisture.

8. Mango, Egg Yolk, Butter Asian Face Mask For Dry Skin: This moisturizing face mask works well on sunburnt, sensitive dry skin as both mango and butter are rich source of vitamin A. Egg yolk works to nourish your skin.

Take 1/2 ripe mango, 1 tablespoon of salt less butter and 1 egg yolk, few drops of chamomile oil and apricot oil. Peel the half ripe mango and cut it in small pieces. Put these pieces together with other ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend them well until you get a fine, smooth paste. Massage the paste gently using your fingertips onto your face and neck, keeping the eye area clear. You can lie down, relax, leaving the mask on for about 20 minutes. When through clean it out with a soft warm cloth and warm water, end with a splash of cold water. Pat your skin dry with a soft, clean towel. Finish with applying your favorite moisturizer to lock in the moisture.

Natural Beauty Tips For Dry Skin Face Mask:

(i) For some extra natural hydrating power, you can always add dark organic honey; honey never hurts any one.

(ii) Honey is a great humectant; that means it moisturizes and seal in the moisture inside your skin.

Some More Homemade Natural Hydrating Face Masks

9. Egg, Honey And Coconut Oil Hydrating Facial Mask: Beat 1 egg in a bowl finely. Add in 1/4 tablespoon of coconut oil and 1 tablespoon of honey. Beat with a wooden spoon once more all the ingredients together to make a smooth, fine paste. Apply it onto your clean face and neck, leaving it on for 25 minutes and then wash it off. While coconut oil and honey will hydrate your skin, the egg will rejuvenate it.

10. Avocado, Olive Oil, Egg White And Apple Cider Vinegar Hydrating Facial Pack: Avocado is one of the best moisturizing fruits for skin. It’s a good source of vitamin E, essential fatty acids such as omega 6 and omega 9. Olive oil is good for therapeutic benefits.

Take 1 fully ripe avocado, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 egg white and 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. Peel off the skin from avocado and mash it into a smooth paste. Add in vinegar and olive oil to the avocado paste. Beat the egg white well in another bowl. Mix it with avocado, olive oil and apple cider vinegar paste. Blend all the ingredients together thoroughly. Apply the paste onto your clean face and neck evenly, leaving it on for about 30 minutes and then wash it off with water.

11. Honey, Oatmeal And Milk Hydrating Face Pack: This natural hydrating face pack nourishes your skin and makes it glowing and soft. Honey acts as a natural nourishing agent and makes your skin to retain the moisture. Oats have anti-acne properties, thus help to get rid of blackheads and cleanse your skin.

Take 3 tablespoon of dried oats, 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of full fat milk. Mix together all the ingredients and blend them into a fine, smooth paste in a blender. Apply the pack onto your clean face and neck, leaving it there for 20-25 minutes. When you are through then wash it off with clean water. If needed apply a little bit of your favorite moisturizer. Enjoy your glowing and supple skin!

12. DIY Natural Hydrating Face Mask: For those who believe in DIY beauty treatments and are searching for an easy alternative to heading to a spa, this mask is an ideal option. This DIY mask can easily be done in the comforts of your home, which will reward you with youthful, moisturized skin that you will love to have.

You need just three natural ingredients; 1 medium ripe banana, 1/4 cup full-fat unflavored yogurt and 2 tablespoons of organic honey. Remove the skin from the ripe banana, and mash it with a fork until you get a fine, smooth and creamy consistency pulp. Add in 1/4 cup of plain yogurt and 2 tablespoons of honey and stir them well until you get a thoroughly mixed paste of smooth texture for easy application. Cleanse your face; massage the mixture onto your entire face and neck with your cleaned fingertips avoiding the eye area, leaving an even layer of the paste on the area for about 20 minutes. Rinse it off with cool water and pat the skin dry.

Natural Beauty Tips:

(i) Before you apply any face mask, make it a habit to remove entire your makeup from your face and cleanse your face with clean water. Better is to take a hot shower or a steam bath to open skin pores.

(ii) Some fruits contain citric acid such as lemon and orange in specific. While using such fruits in a skin treatment, always be careful about how much to use as too much can cause acid burns. Same is the case with essential oils as some of them are very strong, so be careful what and how much to use. When in doubt, do a patch test on a small area of skin like behind the ear. You need to be extra careful if you have sensitive skin.

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